EXCLUSIVEBoy, 12, is delighted his 'work's finally paid off' after Prince William's surprise visit to thank him for heartwarming letter about school's mental health 事業／計画（する）

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The boy who was surprised by a school visit from the Prince of むちの跡s today said he ‘knew something was up’ after spotting a police motorcycle outside.

Freddie Hadley 始める，決める the 王室の visit to St Michael’s Church of England High School, Rowley Regis, in 動議 after 令状ing to William last year to tell the 未来 king about the mental health 率先s run by his school.

He told MailOnline pupils had been told to 準備する for a special guest ? the Lord 中尉／大尉／警部補 of the West Midlands ? and was taken outside to form part of a welcoming party for the 訪問者.

But Freddie, 12, said the 君主’s personal 代表者／国会議員 in the 地域 was already there, stood と一緒に the 市長 of Sandwell.

The Year 8 pupil 追加するd: ‘Then I saw the police motorcyclist and a few plain 着せる／賦与するs 探偵，刑事s and I knew something was up.

Freddie Hadley 迎える／歓迎するs Prince William, Prince of むちの跡s as he arrives at St. Michael's Church of England School

Prince William speaks with students of the Matrix 事業／計画（する）, 含むing twelve-year-old Freddie Hadley, left, who made the 初期の 招待 to visit the school

Freddie Hadl ey 始める，決める the 王室の visit to St Michael’s Church of England High School, Rowley Regis, in 動議 after 令状ing to William last year

Prince William jokes with （人が）群がるs of schoolchildren as he visits Brimingham, as he laughs and 答える／応じるs to their comments

Freddie wrote to the Prince of むちの跡s last year telling him about the 率先 he and his peers have 始める，決める up to help pupils manage their mental health

‘I know the Lord 中尉／大尉／警部補 was an important person, but not to that extent!’

Freddie said he got a ‘big shock’ when, moments later, William stepped out of a nearby car, 追加するing: ‘I recognised him すぐに.

‘I couldn't get my 長，率いる around it, I'm 会合 Prince William the 未来 king - it's insane really. I'm just standing there and I see Prince William walking 負かす／撃墜する the 運動 and I'm like, wow, all this work's finally paid off.’

Freddie said the Prince spent about an hour talking with 代表者／国会議員s of the school’s Student 発言する／表明する community and wellbeing 率先, which 含むs raising 認識／意識性 of mental health 問題／発行するs and trying to create change.

William joined a group of pupils, 含むing Freddie, who were from its all-male Matrix 事業／計画（する） which runs the Am I Manly Enough? （選挙などの）運動をする, 取り組むing the stigma around male mental health.

The group also takes part in a school show, broadcast on 地元の 無線で通信する, on the topic, and lightens the 問題／発行する by having a segment on ‘dad jokes’ and the prince was asked to 与える／捧げる and told them a ‘knock-knock’ joke he said was daughter Princess Charlotte’s favourite.

William said ‘knock knock’ and when the pupils said ‘who's there’ the 王室の replied ‘Interrupting cow’ and as the group tried to say ‘interrupting cow who?’ he made them laugh by 説 ‘Mooo’.

Speaking to MailOnline at home in Rowley Regis after classes, Freddie 追加するd: ‘William asked me if I thought he would come and I said ‘Yes’.

Speaking to MailOnline at home in Rowley Regis after classes, Freddie 追加するd: ‘William asked me if I thought he would come and I said ‘Yes’. Pictured: With his parents Sonya and Stuart Hadley

Freddie told MailOnline pupils had been told to 準備する for a special guest ? the Lord 中尉／大尉／警部補 of the West Midlands ? and was taken outside to form part of a welcoming party for the 訪問者

Freddie said he got a ‘big shock’ when, moments later, William stepped out of a nearby car, 追加するing: ‘I recognised him すぐに

But Freddie, 12, said the 君主’s personal 代表者／国会議員 in the 地域 was already there, stood と一緒に the 市長 of Sandwell

‘William was a really nice person. We told him what we do to manage our mental health and he told us how he’s been 利益／興味d in it.

‘It’s been an exciting day.’

Freddie said William didn’t について言及する wife Catherine’s 現在進行中の 医療の 治療 during his time with the children yesterday, although the Prince told a staff member he was ‘sorry’ the 42-year-old couldn’t be there.?

He 追加するd that his wife, who 発表するd she was を受けるing ‘preventative’ chemotherapy for 癌 last month, would have loved to’ be at the school.

Freddie 地位，任命するd on X, 以前は Twitter, on World Mental Health Day last October telling William about the brilliant work he and his school friends were doing.

To his delight, William 本人自身で replied, 令状ing: 'Good afternoon Freddie, I'm so sorry Catherine and I can't be with you and the 残り／休憩（する） of the students at St Michael's today. '取り組むing mental health challenges and stigmas 長，率いる on is so important, please keep up this important work. W'

Unbeknown to Freddie, the Prince asked his team to arrange a visit to the school next time he was 予定 to have an 約束／交戦 in the West Midlands.

William told a member of staff today: 'Lots of people 令状 letters but Freddie's was a really 井戸／弁護士席 written letter. I 約束d I would come.'

Freddie said William didn’t について言及する wife Catherine’s 現在進行中の 医療の 治療 during his time with the children yesterday

The Prince told a staff member he was ‘sorry’ Catherine couldn’t be there for the school visit - 説 she would have loved to’ be there

Unbeknown to Freddie, the Prince asked his team to arrange a visit to the school next time he was 予定 to have an 約束／交戦 in the West Midlands

Freddie said he was ‘in the 少数，小数派’ as a 郊外住宅 fan at the school, with most of his peers supporting West Bromwich Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers or even Birmingham City

Freddie said members of the extra-curricular Student 発言する／表明する group had been asked to think about who they would 令状 to 最高潮の場面 the school’s work on the 支配する of mental health, and he said he thought of William because ‘I knew he was 熱烈な about the 支配する’.

And t he pair 攻撃する，衝突する it off yesterday, helped by the fact both support Aston 郊外住宅.

‘He asked me who my favourite player was and I said it was (striker) Ollie Watkins’, Freddie 追加するd. ‘William said he agreed.’

Freddie said he was ‘in the 少数，小数派’ as a 郊外住宅 fan at the school, with most of his peers supporting West Bromwich Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers or even Birmingham City.

Rowley Regis is 据えるd south east of West Bromwich, 概略で between Birmingham and Wolverhampton.

The articulate schoolboy was …を伴ってd by mum Sonya, a 47-year-old hairdresser, and dad Stuart, a 49-year-old cyber 安全 労働者. Mr Hadley, also a 郊外住宅 fan, deliberately chose a claret and blue shirt to wear to 会合，会う the Prince, who he said was ‘静める and 負かす／撃墜する to earth’.

The couple, who were 知らせるd on Wednesday evening by the school that William would be visiting, said it was ‘very hard’ keeping the secret from their only child.

Earlier this month, St Michaels won a King’s Award for Voluntary Service for its Student 発言する／表明する 計画／陰謀, which has around 100 members.